#emilymason

[bm-contemporary-art]

Orange Abstraction, Emily Mason, 1960, Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art

Size: 19 1/8 x 26 3/8 in. (48.6 x 67 cm) Medium: Watercolor and mixed media on paper

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/148753

[lewallengalleries]

On Exhibit - Emily Mason: Ripple Effect

Emily Mason’s distinctive brand of color abstraction has earned her a prominent place in the annals of American modernism.  Her newest exhibition, Ripple Effect, is on view at LewAllen Galleries from June 10th through July 17th. See online catalog of the work featured in this exhibition here.

[lewallengalleries]

With exquisite full-page color reproductions, Emily Mason: The Light in Spring reveals sixty-eight recent canvases along with thirty-two prints, covering Mason’s work with five master printers. David Ebony continues where he left off in his 2006 volume, Emily Mason: The Fifth Element, elaborating on Mason’s prolific career and her influence as a woman artist working in New York for the past sixty years. Christina Weyl contributes an essay on the history and technique of Mason’s experimental approach to printmaking. Together with editor Ani Boyajian, the authors enrich our understanding of Mason as a bold colorist, fearless experimenter, and dynamic historical presence.  

Emily Mason’s new monograph, The Light in Spring, is available at LewAllen Galleries, and accompanies her solo exhibition, Ripple Effect, on view through July 17. http://goo.gl/MTvUm6

[mitchell-giddings]

New additions to Emily Mason’s show at Mitchell  Giddings Fine Arts. To see the whole exhibit visit the website: http://mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com/index.php/exhibits/emily-mason-chromatic-celebrations.html#!Emily_Mason__According__1993__monotype_on_paper__17.5_x_33.5_inches

[mitchell-giddings]

Sweet glimpse into the printmaker’s studio as Emily Mason creates some of the work currently on view at MGFA!

[mitchell-giddings]

Sweet glimpse into the printmaker’s studio as Emily Mason creates some of the body of work currently on view at MGFA.

https://vimeo.com/132287478

Courtesy Russell Janis, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. www.russelljanis.com

[mitchell-giddings]

On Thursday, July 2 Emily Mason's exhibit Chromatic Celebrations will be opening with a reception at Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts from 5 - 7pm at 183 Main Street, Brattleboro.

Chromatic Celebrations, the featured exhibit from July 2 to August 16, 2015, showcases Emily Mason's printmaking production and illustrates a richness and spontaneity equal to her paintings in oil.

Emily Mason, recognized for her abstract paintings, has pioneered with several master printmakers since the mid 1980s to establish a singularly rich and distinctive body of prints. Several different printmaking techniques are represented. Common to all is an involvement with a variety of processes leading to a mixture of sharp focus and ambiguity. She embraces unique states, giving each work its own space. Imperfections are welcomed. If a tinge of red-orange reveals itself in the registration we read it not as a flaw, but as a brightly colored wink from Mason herself.

"Through a quarter century of activity, Mason has expended ceaseless energy and demonstrated ingenuity to create a varied body of prints . . . Mason truly lights up when speaking about her prints. Sifting through the vast array in her studio, Mason is able to reminisce about each one as if it had just recently come off the press. Impressively, her recollections often include precisely why she selected a particular color palette or how she switched or adapted her plates to achieve certain effects. Printmaking is an integral part of her artistic process, influencing her painting as much as painting informs her printmaking"